Notary&#39;s seal.



E W. EASTMAN.

NOTARYS SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 19m.

1 2%,994, Patented Dec. 25,1917.

5 d W 794 m5! 3% UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIBERT W. EASTMAN, OF LA GRANDE, OREGON.

NOTARYS SEAL.

Application filed May 21, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBERT WV. EASTMAN, citizen of the United States, residing at La G-rande, in the county of Union, State of Oregon, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Notaries Seals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which is appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in seals and particularly to seals used by notaries or others of official character One object of the present invention is to provide a seal which includes a male and a female die and a changeable dating means carried thereby.

Another object is to provide a dating device for use in connection with the seal and novel means for securing the same in the seal whereby a guide for the insertion of papers will be provided.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved seal showing portions of the frame which support the male and female dies.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the dies.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4- is a front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing 10 represents the upper portion of the frame of the seal which is provided with a socketed member into which the upper die, or male die, 12 is secured, said socketed member being represented by the refer ence character 11. The lower portion of the frame is shown at 13, and is also provided with a socketed member 14: for the recep- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

Serial No. 169,977.

tion of the lower or female die 15. The faces of the dies are formed with any desired wording, the wording being embossed on the male die and depressed in the face of the female die for intermeshing engagement when impressing a set of papers, inserted between the dies.

In the center of each of the dies there is formed a recess 16 for the reception of the removable type 17, the type of the upper die being embossed or raised while those of the lower die are depressed. The type pieces are placed in the recesses and clamped in such position by means of the clamping screws 18 which are engaged through the dies from the sides. The heads of the screws are tapered toward their outer ends whereby there is formed a pair of guides 19 for the papers which are inserted between the dies.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel and eflicient device whereby a notary may insert in his seal the date of the expiration of his commission, and that the means of securing said date in the dies serves also as guides for the ready insertion of the papers to be impressed.

What is claimed is:

A notary or like seal including a male and a female die, each of said dies having a recess in the face, removable type disposed in the recess, and a clamping screw disposed transversely through each of the dies and engaging with the type to hold the same in the recesses, the heads of the screws being tapered toward their outer ends whereby an outwardly flaring entrance is formed for guiding papers between the dies.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELBERT W. EASTMAN.

lVitnesses:

CHARLns ALBERT SMALL, C. A. WILTSU.

Copies of this patent may be obtained, for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington. D. 3 

